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. >>> all eyes on sandy. right now the hurricane spinning toward the east coast and is expected to morph into a super storm. tonight fox 5 has complete coverage as the d.c. area braces for heavy rains, whipping winds and flooding. the district, maryland and virginia have already declared states of emergency. thanks for joining us tonight. i'm brian bolter. >> i'm shawn yancy. forecasters fear sandy will turn into what they are calling a frankenstorm, a monster combination of wind, rain and maybe even some snow. sue palka begins our storm coverage with the latest on sandy's track. >> yeah, you look at the picture behind you you were showing radar and you wouldn't think this looks like that kind of a monster storm, but, in fact, we do believe it's going to pull some cold energy, winter-like storm that's coming from the west into itself and become that mega storm that everybody has been talking. about so it will go from a tropical storm to a very strong almost nor'easterlike storm here in the next 36 to 48 hours
. >>> all eyes on sandy. right now the hurricane spinning toward the east coast and is expected to morph into a super storm. tonight fox 5 has complete coverage as the d.c. area braces for heavy rains, whipping winds and flooding. the district, maryland and virginia have already declared states of emergency. thanks for joining us tonight. i'm brian bolter. >> i'm shawn yancy. forecasters fear sandy will turn into what they are calling a frankenstorm, a monster combination of...
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how will sandy's aftermath affect the race? >> also ahead tonight millions of gallons of raw sewage spilled into a local river during the storm. we'll tell you how it happened and what the county is telling its residents. my name is julian bond. i know a little something about fighting for what's right and just. maryland's gay and lesbian families share the same values and they should share in the right to marry. i believe people of faith understand this isn't about any one religious belief. it's about protecting the civil right to make a lifelong commitment to the person you love. join me in supporting question 6. it's the right thing to do. imillion dollars for marylanded one hundred schools.ty... question seven will double it. rushern baker: question seven will add table games and... a new casino, generating millions of dollars... every year, without raising taxes. leggett: and audits will ensure the money goes... where it's supposed to. more jobs, and millions for schools. baker: question seven will be good for our kids...
how will sandy's aftermath affect the race? >> also ahead tonight millions of gallons of raw sewage spilled into a local river during the storm. we'll tell you how it happened and what the county is telling its residents. my name is julian bond. i know a little something about fighting for what's right and just. maryland's gay and lesbian families share the same values and they should share in the right to marry. i believe people of faith understand this isn't about any one religious...
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hurricane sandy sandy . >>> welcome back. a foggy start to your friday as we take a live look at the win. we'll see how that is affecting traffic coming up in a little bit -- we'll take a live look at the woodrow wilson bridge. hurricane sandy caused a lot of damage in cuba. there are tropical storm conditions in southeast florida this morning. >> the east coast is getting ready for what forecasters have dubbed frankenstorm. hurricane sandy is perilling her -- barreling her way towards the east coast. our area utility companies are also preparing for sandy. both pepco and bg & e are planning for hundreds of thousands of potential outages. that is not good. workers are now on stand-by. pepco says they have 400 contractors ready plus an additional 150 holiday crews and bg & e says they have 500 contractors. so already getting ready for the power outages. >> yeah. one of the big issues will be that the wind field will expand as the storm gets closer. i'm afraid the damage will be widespread. remember with the derecho, it was fai
hurricane sandy sandy . >>> welcome back. a foggy start to your friday as we take a live look at the win. we'll see how that is affecting traffic coming up in a little bit -- we'll take a live look at the woodrow wilson bridge. hurricane sandy caused a lot of damage in cuba. there are tropical storm conditions in southeast florida this morning. >> the east coast is getting ready for what forecasters have dubbed frankenstorm. hurricane sandy is perilling her -- barreling her way...
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see, everybody has sandy brain tonight. we've been working hard and this is the system we've been keeping an eye on here as it continues to pull in that colder air. it means our temperatures will stay chilly for several days. we certainly saw huge wind gusts yesterday obviously worse at the coast and up to new york city and beyond. we're catching a couple gusts still to 18 miles an hour, up toward detroit still a gust to 26. we didn't really talk about the fact that the great lakes also got really big winds and cold air out of this thing and some 20-foot waves on some of the lakes up there. meanwhile temperature tonight is down to 39 degrees at gaithersburg, 36 in playingers town, definitely feels like november is -- hagerstown, definitely feels like november is ready to roll into town. 32 for beckley. they'll hang onto that very heavy wet snow a little longer. tonight we expect clouds and maybe a spotty light rain shower, but most of us are done with that. that chilly temperature, that will be noticeable in the morning. to
see, everybody has sandy brain tonight. we've been working hard and this is the system we've been keeping an eye on here as it continues to pull in that colder air. it means our temperatures will stay chilly for several days. we certainly saw huge wind gusts yesterday obviously worse at the coast and up to new york city and beyond. we're catching a couple gusts still to 18 miles an hour, up toward detroit still a gust to 26. we didn't really talk about the fact that the great lakes also got...
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this is where hurricane sandy left a path of destruction. behind me i'm standing in parishing lot of the surf side motel and a parking lot of -- a parking lot of the surfside motel. the surge was so strong last night that it actually ripped apart all these docks along thin let at 1 point sending a dock up -- this inlet at one point sending a dock up through the parking lot into a building here. by the way, this motel was destroyed, but you can see the destruction along the inlet, the effect of taking out all the docks ripped apart on both sides of the inlet and throughout the afternoon residents here, victims of this hurricane, have been showing up, looking at the damage, surveying the damage in their homes. many evacuated yesterday, last night, yesterday afternoon and the day before. this is the first chance they've had to return home and see exactly the damage that hurricane sandy left. the damage has been enormous throughout new york, long island. there are major power outages at this point, several million customers without power and in
this is where hurricane sandy left a path of destruction. behind me i'm standing in parishing lot of the surf side motel and a parking lot of -- a parking lot of the surfside motel. the surge was so strong last night that it actually ripped apart all these docks along thin let at 1 point sending a dock up -- this inlet at one point sending a dock up through the parking lot into a building here. by the way, this motel was destroyed, but you can see the destruction along the inlet, the effect of...
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the planting is scheduled for tomorrow before hurricane sandy hits. a 20-foot colorado bruce spruce being transported from a site in virginia. the new tree will replace the one after it died after a year of transplant shock. >>> breaking news out of las vegas, nevada where senate majority leader harry reid involved in a car crash. he was rear-ended on the interstate. you are looking at a live picture of the crash scene. no word on reid's condition. we will continue to follow this according to the associated press it appears to be a chain reaction crash as many as six vehicles may have been involved. it happened about 1:10 this afternoon. that's their time. it would be 3:10 our time. we are not exactly sure why reid is in las vegas but first lady michelle obama was set to give a speech in las vegas today and reid's wife was speaking at that event. more information to come as we get it. as we continue tonight on the 5, metro making plans to open early for the marine corp. marathon. coming up, everything you need to know ahead of this weekend's big race.
the planting is scheduled for tomorrow before hurricane sandy hits. a 20-foot colorado bruce spruce being transported from a site in virginia. the new tree will replace the one after it died after a year of transplant shock. >>> breaking news out of las vegas, nevada where senate majority leader harry reid involved in a car crash. he was rear-ended on the interstate. you are looking at a live picture of the crash scene. no word on reid's condition. we will continue to follow this...
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last night sandy was really pounding the area. i have a little bit more on this because these happen to be friends of mine, fred and e71 out in silver spring. fred wrote me and said this happened about 6:00, so the tree came down from the roots. it went all the way across to the other side. of course it landed on live wires and then it fell on the truck and in about 15 minutes the front end of that truck was just in flames. because of the live wires and all that, it took about an hour for the fire to be put out. that's too bad. >> wow! >> terrible. >> they're okay, no injuries. >> they're okay. they have kids and they're fine, but that's hard. that's hard to deal with. >> we're going to learn more about all of this during the day today as people get back home and all that kind of thing and assess the damage. >>> gwen is here now to tell us more about sandy. >> in the meantime, we're still getting the rain, we're still getting the strong winds out of the west and the blizzard-like conditions. let's show you just what sandy looks li
last night sandy was really pounding the area. i have a little bit more on this because these happen to be friends of mine, fred and e71 out in silver spring. fred wrote me and said this happened about 6:00, so the tree came down from the roots. it went all the way across to the other side. of course it landed on live wires and then it fell on the truck and in about 15 minutes the front end of that truck was just in flames. because of the live wires and all that, it took about an hour for the...
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hurricane sandy ripped docks to shreds. the wood and debris washed into the streets and slammed into houses. this 7-foot surge from the bay was the worst case scenario. on the ocean side most of the town's fishing pier is gone wiped out by the pounding of the waves. the town hopes to have it rebuilt by summer. along the boardwalk the seawall for the most part held up protecting businesses. most of the damage in ocean city was caused by flooding. mackey's restaurant was inundated with water on all sides. crews today worked through the day to clear the streets while homeowners along the bay are looking to recover. >> this is the worst i've ever seen. it looks like the houses might be leaking. it pushed open the doors in the back and it's also just the entire decks are gone. >> it's the highest i've ever seen it. i've ridden out a couple of storms before, but nothing like this before. it was a little hairy. winds were blowing really hard. >> reporter: the good news in ocean city, they are not reporting any deaths or any injuri
hurricane sandy ripped docks to shreds. the wood and debris washed into the streets and slammed into houses. this 7-foot surge from the bay was the worst case scenario. on the ocean side most of the town's fishing pier is gone wiped out by the pounding of the waves. the town hopes to have it rebuilt by summer. along the boardwalk the seawall for the most part held up protecting businesses. most of the damage in ocean city was caused by flooding. mackey's restaurant was inundated with water on...
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this is all pinwheeling around what is left of sandy which is just to our north. it is up near harrisburg, pennsylvania as we speak. it is not moving terribly fast. you can see the rain showers just circulating in a clockwise rotation around that area of circulation. look out to the west in the mount tapes. i haven't shown you the winter storm warnings. -- look out to the west in the mountains. they continue to get snow. let's do current temperatures. it has gotten really chilly out there. 44 in washington. 41 in gaithersburg. 41 in leonardtown so temperature very cool. we'll top out only in the mid- 40s. that is the other feature of this event. temperature are very, very chilly. we'll still have winds gusting at time to 30, 40, perhaps 50 miles per hour. things will gradually improve today. >> we were so focused on the storm itself that i actually forgot what our temperatures were going to be like today. i was like oh, right, we're cooling off. >> it is cold. >> thank you. >>> time now for on-time traffic with julie wright. >> as we get up and out and about, we a
this is all pinwheeling around what is left of sandy which is just to our north. it is up near harrisburg, pennsylvania as we speak. it is not moving terribly fast. you can see the rain showers just circulating in a clockwise rotation around that area of circulation. look out to the west in the mount tapes. i haven't shown you the winter storm warnings. -- look out to the west in the mountains. they continue to get snow. let's do current temperatures. it has gotten really chilly out there. 44...
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not going to be a beautiful day today but the worst of sandy dim past us now. we'll see maybe a little sunshine later today and slightly warmer temperatures as highs are expected tobe back in the mid-50s. just cloud cover and looks like we've got one shower south and west of the city, well south and west of the city. we'll see a few leftover showers here early and mostly cloudy skies and a little afternoon sun with highs in the mid-50s. much quieter weather pattern after the last couple of days. lots of new maps coming up in just a few minutes. back to you. >> thank you. >>> there is historic devastation left behind from sandy. almost 50 people are dead. new york city sub wades are going to be closed for days and snow is blanketing west virginia. today, president obama will tour the damaged areas with the governor of new jersey. >> and in our area, more than 200,000 people are still without power in northern virginia, maryland and d.c. bg & e reporting the most outages, nearly 150,000. along the potomac river, fear of more needing continues as high tide is expe
not going to be a beautiful day today but the worst of sandy dim past us now. we'll see maybe a little sunshine later today and slightly warmer temperatures as highs are expected tobe back in the mid-50s. just cloud cover and looks like we've got one shower south and west of the city, well south and west of the city. we'll see a few leftover showers here early and mostly cloudy skies and a little afternoon sun with highs in the mid-50s. much quieter weather pattern after the last couple of...
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irene was easy, bring on sandy. and forget the reign and tidal surge for a moment, it is know that is already hitting west virginia. blizzard conditions expected. and as far west as chicago, emergency planners are bracing for their own challenges. >> lake winds are going to be 50 to 60 miles an hour. waves could exceed the 24-foot mark. >> now, people may start returning home in some of these areas. as early as today. but there is still a long cleanup ahead. in rehobeth beach, delaware, doug luzader, fox news. >>> after the break, dave roth takes a look at how the aftermath of sandy is playing out on the web. >> but first, a reminder that refrigerated food can spoil quickly during a power outage. keep items in the fridge as cool as possible the cdc suggests packing together dairy items, meat, fish and eggs in a cooler with ice and use a food thermometer to check food in a dark refrigerator and anything more than 40 degrees fahrenheit should be tossed. for the freezer section, a half full freezer will keep food cold
irene was easy, bring on sandy. and forget the reign and tidal surge for a moment, it is know that is already hitting west virginia. blizzard conditions expected. and as far west as chicago, emergency planners are bracing for their own challenges. >> lake winds are going to be 50 to 60 miles an hour. waves could exceed the 24-foot mark. >> now, people may start returning home in some of these areas. as early as today. but there is still a long cleanup ahead. in rehobeth beach,...
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stay with fox 5 as we track hurricane sandy. remember to download the fox 5 weather app for instant access to the forecast. it features live hd radar, updated videos from our meteorologists, weather alerts and more. you can also submit your weather pictures and video. >>> 11 days away from election night and president obama, mitt romney trading jabs today. there are also concerns hurricane sandy is affecting the race. tom fitzgerald with that. >> reporter: the romney complained announced tonight they have decided to postpone a rally they were going to have in virginia beach on monday. meanwhile, president obama and former president clinton are due to campaign together in prince william county virginia on monday but right now campaign officials are telling us that that could change depending on hurricane sandy. meanwhile, g.o.p. presidential candidate mitt romney, he was in iowa today trying to take back a state that the president obama won in 2008. president obama for the most part stayed here in washington today giving a round
stay with fox 5 as we track hurricane sandy. remember to download the fox 5 weather app for instant access to the forecast. it features live hd radar, updated videos from our meteorologists, weather alerts and more. you can also submit your weather pictures and video. >>> 11 days away from election night and president obama, mitt romney trading jabs today. there are also concerns hurricane sandy is affecting the race. tom fitzgerald with that. >> reporter: the romney complained...
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we continue to track the path of hurricane sandy. this is a live look outside right now at norfolk, virginia where they are experiencing some very hard rain like many parts of the area will be experiencing throughout the day. if it is not there yet, tucker barnes says it is on the way so get ready for it. meanwhile, in annapolis. >> let's take a look at that now. this is a live picture there. you can see it kind of there on the right, the streetlights kind of illuminating the road there. you can see the rain is starting to come down. it will only continue to come down harder. issues of flooding over there close to the bay as well, don't you think, tucker. >> not today. the winds are out of the north appear northwest. the water will get blown out of the bay today. tomorrow, the winds will shift and they will have a big problem with flooding in annapolis. >> look like everybody is in the path no matter what. >> not just locally. never mind what is going on in new york city and along the coastal areas of new jersey where they will have
we continue to track the path of hurricane sandy. this is a live look outside right now at norfolk, virginia where they are experiencing some very hard rain like many parts of the area will be experiencing throughout the day. if it is not there yet, tucker barnes says it is on the way so get ready for it. meanwhile, in annapolis. >> let's take a look at that now. this is a live picture there. you can see it kind of there on the right, the streetlights kind of illuminating the road there....
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tucker barnes and get the latest on hurricane sandy. you know, we've heard -- we talk about the precise path, the category of the storm. but we're kind of being told not to focus so much on that because it will do a lot more damage than maybe what you think? are we category one? >> we are category one but here is what is amazing. the tropical storm-force winds extend 485 miles from the center. so we are dealing with those winds from the carolinas to maine this morning. we are in the middle of that, of course. it is intensifying. the pressure is falling further. if you are into this kind of thing, down to 946 millibars, which is extremely low pressure. if that is falling, that tells us the storm is getting stronger. >> so it could be worse than we expected? >> i'm not sure it is going to be worse but it is going to as bad as we expected. maximum winds now 85. you get the idea with that pressure falling, it is continuing to do its thing. there is your radar. that is a local look. want to mention that our rain, which has been light in plac
tucker barnes and get the latest on hurricane sandy. you know, we've heard -- we talk about the precise path, the category of the storm. but we're kind of being told not to focus so much on that because it will do a lot more damage than maybe what you think? are we category one? >> we are category one but here is what is amazing. the tropical storm-force winds extend 485 miles from the center. so we are dealing with those winds from the carolinas to maine this morning. we are in the...
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in terms of what is left from hurricane sand -- hurricane sandy, super storm sandy, monster storm sandy, whatever you want to call it, it's still sitting and spinning. more rain into canada here. still a little bit of snow to west virginia where the snowfall totals have been two to three feet in some cases and we didn't see any snow here back at only and -- home and see very little rain today. a few spots of rain here and there and most of that is well back up to the north and west. can't completely rule on the fact that -- out the fact that overnight tonight we might not have a sprinkle or shower here and there, but more than anything, looks like we're talking about mostly clouds, winds out of the west at 5 to 10 miles an hour. low in the city into the lower 40s and cooler in the suburbs, we're talking upper 30s out there as we progress through the day tomorrow and a little bit better and that is not going to be real windy. mostly cloudy at noon, early and mostly cloudy at noon. the temperatures into the lower 50s and i'm hoping by 5:00 tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow evening, that temper
in terms of what is left from hurricane sand -- hurricane sandy, super storm sandy, monster storm sandy, whatever you want to call it, it's still sitting and spinning. more rain into canada here. still a little bit of snow to west virginia where the snowfall totals have been two to three feet in some cases and we didn't see any snow here back at only and -- home and see very little rain today. a few spots of rain here and there and most of that is well back up to the north and west. can't...
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from superstorm sandy as now topped 70. meantime, maryland is sending two ambulance strike teams to help out with the recovery effort in new jersey a countle number of home along the shoreline have been damaged or destroyed and some areas are still too hazardous to allow residents to go back in. farther north, about 25% of hoboken is still under water. >>> fire crews are still on the scene of a fire in northwest d.c. they were called to what witnesses say is a warehouse late last night. it is locatedded on moore street right near union market. we do have a crew on the way there and we'll have the latest updates soon. >>> stafford county sheriff's have stepped up the hunt for lawrence stewart, last soon in a red hyundai accent with virginia plates but may also be in a white nissan altima with and pennsylvania plates. >>> heap was in full force on m street last night. >> as well as d.c. place patrolling the area on horse back and foot to make sure everyone had a safe night. audrey barnes has the details. >> reporter: the part
from superstorm sandy as now topped 70. meantime, maryland is sending two ambulance strike teams to help out with the recovery effort in new jersey a countle number of home along the shoreline have been damaged or destroyed and some areas are still too hazardous to allow residents to go back in. farther north, about 25% of hoboken is still under water. >>> fire crews are still on the scene of a fire in northwest d.c. they were called to what witnesses say is a warehouse late last...
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hurricane sandy is still a hurricane. we'll get appear update in about a half hour's time. -- we'll get an update in about a half hour's time. it will be interacting with a frontal system as it gets closer to our area and become what we call a hybrid. not a threat to your friday or even your saturday. this will get in here early next week. i think monday, tuesday will be the main time frame when we might be impacted with the leftovers of sandy. locally, let's go it our close- in radar. we are doing fine this morning. we do have some fog and mist across the area just like yesterday. you will wake one cloudy skies but later this morning into the afternoon, we should get some sunshine and high temperatures about 70 degrees. it will be monday, tuesday, time frame when we will start to be impacted. back to you at the desk. >> thank you. >>> as you just heard, hurricane sandy is barreling through the bahamas and heading or way. >> officials in cuba say thousands of people have h. to be evacuated. fox's phil keating is in miami
hurricane sandy is still a hurricane. we'll get appear update in about a half hour's time. -- we'll get an update in about a half hour's time. it will be interacting with a frontal system as it gets closer to our area and become what we call a hybrid. not a threat to your friday or even your saturday. this will get in here early next week. i think monday, tuesday will be the main time frame when we might be impacted with the leftovers of sandy. locally, let's go it our close- in radar. we are...
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sandy is no longer with us. it is officially extra-tropical so no longer getting reports from the hurricane center about it. but you can see the massive storm that was sandy is still out there and still continues to spin. we're getting showers pushing up into southern new england at this hour and still dealing with the mountain snow out to the west where they've got just an incredible amount of snow. not usual to be seeing that kind of snow out there. this whole system is living off very generally to the north and to the north it is. so the bottom line for us, lots of clouds in the forecast today. could be a few showers, particularly early. i think we'll generally be dry today with a little sunshine working in this afternoon. temperatures are cool. did i mention they were cool? yeah. 43 in washington. 39 in gaithersburg. 43 in leonardtown. 43 in stevensville. it will be another cool day. our high temperatures will top out in the 50s. still, our average daytime high this time of year should be in the 60s. we'll b
sandy is no longer with us. it is officially extra-tropical so no longer getting reports from the hurricane center about it. but you can see the massive storm that was sandy is still out there and still continues to spin. we're getting showers pushing up into southern new england at this hour and still dealing with the mountain snow out to the west where they've got just an incredible amount of snow. not usual to be seeing that kind of snow out there. this whole system is living off very...
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coming up now on fox 5 morning news, bracing for sandy. the storm has taken a turn, more towards our area. that means a greater impact than first thought. states of emergencies already in place in the district, maryland, and virginia as this superstorm inches closer. >>> and the impact of this hurricane is massive. 50 million people are expected to feel the wrath along the east coast. evacuations are underway in several states including in maryland and virginia. a research and rescue team is ready to deploy. >>> plus mass transit grinding to a halt. trains and buses up and downtown east coast all canceled including our metro system. it could be days before service is up and running again. our hurricane coverage continues right now on fox 5 morning news. >> this is fox 5 morning news. >> and there's a large shot of ocean city where the waves are high and they're expected to get even higher later on this afternoon. this is monday, october 29th, good morning everybody, i'm tony perkins. >>
coming up now on fox 5 morning news, bracing for sandy. the storm has taken a turn, more towards our area. that means a greater impact than first thought. states of emergencies already in place in the district, maryland, and virginia as this superstorm inches closer. >>> and the impact of this hurricane is massive. 50 million people are expected to feel the wrath along the east coast. evacuations are underway in several states including in maryland and virginia. a research and rescue...
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>> yeah, we've had a lot of warning with sandy. so it's important for people to take, always to take it seriously and to be ready and be prepared. you never know what these storms are going to bring. flooding, heavy rain, power outages. so you just need to be ready with it, have your emergency supplies. we still have a little bit of time, especially up in the northern virginia area, for folks to get those supplies that they might need and to have everything ready to go before this real brunt of the storm hits. >> bob, thanks again for joining us this morning. we know you're busy and we do appreciate your time. >> thank you. >>> i'll sit down with prince george's county executives. gwen? >>> things are calm right now, but we are on a downhill trend into the course of the afternoon. sandy is not far away and will be making a huge impact on our area. we're talking torrential rain, lots of flooding, strong winds, power outages and downed trees. i'll have details and an update, coming up. stay with us. we'll be back after the break. ann
>> yeah, we've had a lot of warning with sandy. so it's important for people to take, always to take it seriously and to be ready and be prepared. you never know what these storms are going to bring. flooding, heavy rain, power outages. so you just need to be ready with it, have your emergency supplies. we still have a little bit of time, especially up in the northern virginia area, for folks to get those supplies that they might need and to have everything ready to go before this real...
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these have been shut down in preparation for sandy. of course we have wind restrictions not only at baltimore ski bridge, but headed towards ocean city, it remains closed off until further notice. philadelphia road, route 90 still open at this time. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> thank you very much. conditions up and down the coast continue to worsen this morning as hurricane sandy inches closer and closer. >> heavy rain and high winds creating dangerous conditions. many roads now flooded. lauren is live in ocean city this morning with the latest, lauren. >> reporter: good morning, tony, the rain kind of coming through in bands as tucker has been saying. right now a little bit lighter even though you can definitely see it, definitely feel it. it's a little later than we have been experiencing. pretty cool, starting to get a little bit chilly out here. the wind, sustained winds, 20 miles an hour up to 37-mile per hour, gusts, and of course the big story is the waves. we've got some video of earlier waves crashing ove
these have been shut down in preparation for sandy. of course we have wind restrictions not only at baltimore ski bridge, but headed towards ocean city, it remains closed off until further notice. philadelphia road, route 90 still open at this time. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> thank you very much. conditions up and down the coast continue to worsen this morning as hurricane sandy inches closer and closer. >> heavy rain and high winds creating dangerous...
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superstorm sandy slam ad shore last night. at least 13 are reported dead. >> and over 5 million or in the dark. schools from virginia to maine are closed again today and there are states of emergency declared in eight states n new york city, transportation officials are worried about seawater flooding some of subways. >> another tough day for commuters ahead. once again, metrobus service and train service will not run this morning. an announcement on when service will be restored will be made later on today after metro is able to assess the damage from sandy. also, metro access service will remain suspended all day tuesday. now, customers can check metro service status by phone. the number to call is 202-637- 7000. >>> thousands of people are without power this morning so can you imagine with this storm. dominion virginia reporting nearly 118,000 outages. pepco dealing with about 27,000. bge reporting just over 91,000 in five counties including montgomery and anne arundel. smeco reports nearly 6200 outages. outages. potomac ed
superstorm sandy slam ad shore last night. at least 13 are reported dead. >> and over 5 million or in the dark. schools from virginia to maine are closed again today and there are states of emergency declared in eight states n new york city, transportation officials are worried about seawater flooding some of subways. >> another tough day for commuters ahead. once again, metrobus service and train service will not run this morning. an announcement on when service will be restored...
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from superstorm sandy has now topped 70. a countless up in number of home along the shoreline have been damaged or destroyed and some areas are still too hazardous to allow rest don't to go back in. about 25% of hoboken is still under water. millions are without power in new jersey and new york city as well as thousands in maryland, d.c. and virginia. but a bit of good news in new york city. parts of the subway opened against just after 6:00 this morning. >>> two ambulance strike teams from maryland are on their way to new jersey to help with the superstorm recovery effort. the crews headed out less than an hour ago heading for egg harbor township which is west of atlantic city. each team consists of five ambulances and a supervisor. and an overall task force coordinator. they will be assisting in patient evacuations and 911 emergency responses. sponses. >>> early voting picked back up in maryland after a two-day suspension due to hurricane sandy. there was a big turnout at polling stations in bowie and silver spring. the vo
from superstorm sandy has now topped 70. a countless up in number of home along the shoreline have been damaged or destroyed and some areas are still too hazardous to allow rest don't to go back in. about 25% of hoboken is still under water. millions are without power in new jersey and new york city as well as thousands in maryland, d.c. and virginia. but a bit of good news in new york city. parts of the subway opened against just after 6:00 this morning. >>> two ambulance strike teams...
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. >>> sandy causing damage in ocean city, maryland. at this hour, the hurricane is picking up speed and should make landfall soon. thanks for staying with us for our continuing coverage as hurricane heads up the coast. i'm shawn indian say. >> and brian boller it. school closings already coming in as you might expect. find those scroll at the top of your screen. there's helpful information about shelters, numbers for power companies and more scrolling at the bottom of the screen. >> sandy should make landfall in southern new jersey; but the impact will be felt for miles and the worst is yet to come. at last check, the storm center was within 50 miles of the city. city. it is forming a powerful super storm like we've never seen before. >> for the latest let's turn to sue in the weather center. sue, i understand this storm about to make landfall near atlanta city. >> yeah. going to be real close. we just got the update from the national hurricane center. it's 0 miles to the south of atlanta city, 30 miles from cape may. so you can do the
. >>> sandy causing damage in ocean city, maryland. at this hour, the hurricane is picking up speed and should make landfall soon. thanks for staying with us for our continuing coverage as hurricane heads up the coast. i'm shawn indian say. >> and brian boller it. school closings already coming in as you might expect. find those scroll at the top of your screen. there's helpful information about shelters, numbers for power companies and more scrolling at the bottom of the screen....
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this is still the remnants of sandy. not well organized obviously at this hour and what is left of the circulation pushing up into canada. but we're getting a little upper level disturbance coming through and it is picking up some of the moisture left out in the atmosphere with sandy and it is dropping down across the region. we'll have a lot of clouds around here today. there should be, particularly this afternoon, some periods or peeks of sunshine just like yesterday. we'll keep temperatures on the cool side the next couple of days as the air mass here -- our flow is out of the north and west so we'll keep things it on the cool side for the next couple of days. forecast for today, 55 degrees. clouds and sun. still a little cool for this time of year. winds out of the west at about five to 10. here is your accu-weather seven- day forecast. plenty of sunshine the next couple of days. want to remind you that we pull the clocks back an hour, we fall back an hour late saturday, early sunday. get an extra hour of sleep. that
this is still the remnants of sandy. not well organized obviously at this hour and what is left of the circulation pushing up into canada. but we're getting a little upper level disturbance coming through and it is picking up some of the moisture left out in the atmosphere with sandy and it is dropping down across the region. we'll have a lot of clouds around here today. there should be, particularly this afternoon, some periods or peeks of sunshine just like yesterday. we'll keep temperatures...
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it's all about hurricane sandy n. is the track. it's a minimal hurricane right now but really that's not as important as the fact that this thing is going to be making a hard left turn sometime monday night into tuesday. as it approaches the coast, it probably is still a category 1 hurricane after going through a weakening process briefly on sunday. then we believe its wind field will expand dramatically as it transitions into an extra tropical system and lingers across pennsylvania, even into wednesday and possibly into the thursday time frame. so we're talking about many days of high winds for many states and also a lot of heavy rain. just to give you an idea of the wind field with this, we talked about virginia, a very important state for our candidates here, look at how the gail force winds will be going across the state. that's certainly going to be getting them very, very strong winds and most of it, especially along the coastal areas but that wind field will cause disruptions. gieghts to cause power -- it's going to cause po
it's all about hurricane sandy n. is the track. it's a minimal hurricane right now but really that's not as important as the fact that this thing is going to be making a hard left turn sometime monday night into tuesday. as it approaches the coast, it probably is still a category 1 hurricane after going through a weakening process briefly on sunday. then we believe its wind field will expand dramatically as it transitions into an extra tropical system and lingers across pennsylvania, even into...
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sandy flooded about half of that town. the national guard arrived last night to rescue thousands of people stuck in their homes and apartments and delivered supplies to fooded areas. >>> we're sharing more video of roof top rescues fr staten island, new york. a helicopter rescued five adults and a child yesterday. in new york city the mayor says it could be several days before the subway is running again. all 10 of the city's tunnels that carry passengers under the east river were flooded by the storm. but there are some small signs of recovery. the new york city marathon will go on as planned this sunday and the new york stock exchange will open today. >>> as officials begin to assess the economic impact made by sandy, it's estimated that she will end up costing about $20 billion in damage and $30 billion in lost business. >>> president barack obama is skipping battleground states to visit victims in new jersey. the republican governor often criticizes the president but has praised his handling of sandy's aftermath. meanw
sandy flooded about half of that town. the national guard arrived last night to rescue thousands of people stuck in their homes and apartments and delivered supplies to fooded areas. >>> we're sharing more video of roof top rescues fr staten island, new york. a helicopter rescued five adults and a child yesterday. in new york city the mayor says it could be several days before the subway is running again. all 10 of the city's tunnels that carry passengers under the east river were...
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tonight we tracking hurricane sandy as she continues to roar up the east coast. thank you for joining us tonight. >>> tonight all eyes are on sandy. a deadly storm expected to strike the d.c. area in less than 24-hours. what are you seeing? >> we have the latest that just came in. it is still a very strong storm. and a very powerful storm. and massive in size. let's begin with radar. you can see where the rainfall is hitting areas of the coastal region. outer bands we are seeing wet weather edging along areas of the coastal region close to d.c. central convection has increased. that's strengthened in more than 24-hours. not any real intensification in terms of the storm. it has moved right over the past several hours. we are really just watching this closely. let's go to our weather maps. this is our satellite view of the storm as it pushes through. it is 30-miles east southeast of charleston, south carolina. as we take a look now here we'll show you actually the spaghetti models. they are coming together better than they have over the past day or so. majority of
tonight we tracking hurricane sandy as she continues to roar up the east coast. thank you for joining us tonight. >>> tonight all eyes are on sandy. a deadly storm expected to strike the d.c. area in less than 24-hours. what are you seeing? >> we have the latest that just came in. it is still a very strong storm. and a very powerful storm. and massive in size. let's begin with radar. you can see where the rainfall is hitting areas of the coastal region. outer bands we are seeing...
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now, what was sandy, hurricane sandy, now just a low pressure system has lost its drop we'll characteristics. it is now 90 miles west of ?rid. maximum wind still strong, 65 miles per hour. it will move its way up to the north. -- it is now 90 miles west of philadelphia. you can see that we still are under the gun in terms of wet weather. plenty of rainfall through our area and we'll see that continuing into the course of today and into this evening. by tonight, we should start to get a gradual, gradual clearing of it and we'll see lighter shower activity. once again, don't be fooled as you are driving out there. a lot of low-lying areas still very dangerous. here are some of those rain totals for you. bwi broke a record with 5.51 inches of rainfall. aspen hill, over 5 inches of rainfall there. in bowie, more than 5 inches. winchester, 4 inches. record-breaking rainfall at dulles with 4.25 inches of rainfall. that is just an indication of some of our areas. those winds extremely gusty as well. 61-mile per hour winds recorded at national airport. 60 at baltimore and 54 at dulles. annapolis, 69
now, what was sandy, hurricane sandy, now just a low pressure system has lost its drop we'll characteristics. it is now 90 miles west of ?rid. maximum wind still strong, 65 miles per hour. it will move its way up to the north. -- it is now 90 miles west of philadelphia. you can see that we still are under the gun in terms of wet weather. plenty of rainfall through our area and we'll see that continuing into the course of today and into this evening. by tonight, we should start to get a gradual,...
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. >>> hurricane sandy may become a tale of two storms, first sandy battered the beaches in the caribbean in south florida with waves strong enough to pull cars into the ocean. now it's moving north and is expected to collide with a cold air mass to create a hybrid monster storm. residents from the mid-atlantic to new england have their eyes on this thing and fox 5 is covering it from every angle. we'll hear from local leaders, metro, homeowners, but first we have the new 11:00 forecast from the national hush center. sue palka is in the weather -- hurricane center. sue palka is in the weather center pour over it now. >> they're -- pouring over it now. >> they're definitely talking about this taking over the characteristics of the hybrid storm it is predicted to become. they keep it as a category 1 hurricane and it's moving faster now to the north at 10 miles per hour. so that picked up a small amount of forward motion, but they think the center has been wobbly a little bit as we've gone overnight. in the short term the track has shifted slightly to the east in the next, oh, say 24 to 48 h
. >>> hurricane sandy may become a tale of two storms, first sandy battered the beaches in the caribbean in south florida with waves strong enough to pull cars into the ocean. now it's moving north and is expected to collide with a cold air mass to create a hybrid monster storm. residents from the mid-atlantic to new england have their eyes on this thing and fox 5 is covering it from every angle. we'll hear from local leaders, metro, homeowners, but first we have the new 11:00 forecast...
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let's go to the latest with sandy. hurricane sandy as of 5:00 a.m., maximum winds 80 miles per hour. gusts 90, 95. winds moving to the north and west at 13. pressure up a little bit over night. 968millibars. they've been tweaking this track, and unfortunately the track is looking less and less favorable with every run. i'm going to show you why at the end of the time period. let me emphasize again, today, tomorrow, no issues. most of sunday no issues. the main event would arrive and tuesday, wednesday. energized, we've been talking the frankenstorm, energized with this cool air to the west could create a very serious storm situation around here monday and tuesday. that includes gusty winds, torrential rains. some of the rain forecasts even in washington for 5 to 6 inches of rain. that would fall at a quick pace. we have a lot to be concerned monday and tuesday. here it's 63 in washington. 61 in leonardtown. forecast for today is fine. accu weather seven-day, the focus is monday, tuesday for the worst of it. and a lot c
let's go to the latest with sandy. hurricane sandy as of 5:00 a.m., maximum winds 80 miles per hour. gusts 90, 95. winds moving to the north and west at 13. pressure up a little bit over night. 968millibars. they've been tweaking this track, and unfortunately the track is looking less and less favorable with every run. i'm going to show you why at the end of the time period. let me emphasize again, today, tomorrow, no issues. most of sunday no issues. the main event would arrive and tuesday,...
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. >> reporter: flood waters are reseeding, they're working to clear sandy streets. all of this is clearly taking an emotional toll on folks in new york and new jersey. the massive damage has some homeowners breaking down in tears. >> i just spent $30,000 getting my home repaired, and it's all gone. >> 42 years i'm in my home and then lo. >> others say they now have nothing left and no place to go. >> we have nothing. no credit cards, nothing in our bank accounts. $15 in my pocket, nowhere to go, no electricity, no food, no gas. >> the bodies of two boys have been found in staten island new york. rushing waters swept them away in rushing waters. >> i would be devastated. i would die. i would want to be dead with them. i can't believe this is happening. >> the widespread destruction across several eastern states is the sight that many are still struggling to come to terms with. you see it on tv and you say oh, my god, you say prayers to them. now we say oh my god, we're praying for us. >> another storm system is predicted to hit the region next week. a noreaster could
. >> reporter: flood waters are reseeding, they're working to clear sandy streets. all of this is clearly taking an emotional toll on folks in new york and new jersey. the massive damage has some homeowners breaking down in tears. >> i just spent $30,000 getting my home repaired, and it's all gone. >> 42 years i'm in my home and then lo. >> others say they now have nothing left and no place to go. >> we have nothing. no credit cards, nothing in our bank accounts....
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we continue to keep an eye on hurricane sandy. people from florida to maine and inland ohio are preparing for a possible hit from this. there is a chance sandy could mix with a winter storm and it has already killed 21 people across the caribbean. new york mayor michael bloomberg is among the officials monitoring the situation. >> we don't know when or if or where the storm is going to hit. the forecasters say it could be dangerous but i think the word that they've been using most is it is unpredictable. >> now, of course, our area is also preparing for sandy. that includes local utility companies both pepco and bge. they say they already have hundreds of workers on stand- by. lots of people on the roadways this morning. hopefully, they are not all going to the grocery store just to stock up on everything right now. >> we have plenty of time here. we want to emphasize the time frame with this would be second half of monday, we start to get rain showers in and monday, tuesday would be the main event. we still have several days. no
we continue to keep an eye on hurricane sandy. people from florida to maine and inland ohio are preparing for a possible hit from this. there is a chance sandy could mix with a winter storm and it has already killed 21 people across the caribbean. new york mayor michael bloomberg is among the officials monitoring the situation. >> we don't know when or if or where the storm is going to hit. the forecasters say it could be dangerous but i think the word that they've been using most is it...
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not a sandy-like storm but important. we're going to show it to you here at 6:30, 6:45, i believe, on the news edge political show. 56 degrees now and 46 in gaithersburg. going to be chilly tonight if you have plans to be out late. keep in mind, we're probably going to fall into the low 30s in the suburbs, 39 for the district and the clouds will be breaking up and colder in the suburbs. tomorrow about 52 degrees and we'll get back to chilly sunshine. there will be a noticeable breeze for your saturday. the fox 5 accuweather forecast, a seven aft with some coastal questions that we're going to be watching. the temperatures between now and election day, brian, still in the low 50s and it will be quiet until wednesday and some showers, but we're concerned about the impact. >>> the five-year post season drought over for d.c. united. a preview of tomorrow's showdown with the archrival new york red bulls. next. >>> and if can you believe it, utility workers in san diego are training to grab a live power line. charged at 500,000
not a sandy-like storm but important. we're going to show it to you here at 6:30, 6:45, i believe, on the news edge political show. 56 degrees now and 46 in gaithersburg. going to be chilly tonight if you have plans to be out late. keep in mind, we're probably going to fall into the low 30s in the suburbs, 39 for the district and the clouds will be breaking up and colder in the suburbs. tomorrow about 52 degrees and we'll get back to chilly sunshine. there will be a noticeable breeze for your...
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one reason behind the drop is super storm sandy. full few people are traveling and nationwide, there is relief at the pump n. hardest hit areas like new jersey and new york, there are gas shortage booms. the long lines of people waiting for gas are not going away. >> reporter: sandy victims expecting relief. look at the gas lines and you will see there is no relief in sight. the cars stretch for miles. in new york, governor cuomo calls the confusion after retract ising -- retracting the offer of free fuel to everyone. the department of defense insists that the gas promised for all is intended for first responders. in new jersey, chris christie refusing that mess altogether. >> there is no free gas in new jersey. fema came to me and said i wanted to give gas. i said no. they said you're going to take it back if you don't give it away for free. i said take it back. i was not going to set on the on have the same mayhem they had in new york. >> reporter: he enforced a gas- licensing rationing system allowing them to get on odd days, vic
one reason behind the drop is super storm sandy. full few people are traveling and nationwide, there is relief at the pump n. hardest hit areas like new jersey and new york, there are gas shortage booms. the long lines of people waiting for gas are not going away. >> reporter: sandy victims expecting relief. look at the gas lines and you will see there is no relief in sight. the cars stretch for miles. in new york, governor cuomo calls the confusion after retract ising -- retracting the...
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sandy's remnant low is up over eastern canada. we think one more day of this pattern will chase the clouds out of here. temperature now is 50 degrees, 48 baltimore and 45 for gaithersburg, 46 for dulles and martinsburg. winchester comes in at 43 and culpeper and manassas 33 degrees. where you've had clearing, it's cooler. futurecast shows that dry spot out to our west, but it does fill in for the morning. there could be sprinkles here and there and yes, another inch, maybe two for the mountain communities out along 68 for garrett county and down in west virginia for the high spots. for most of friday afternoon clouds to begin, maybe some brightening of the skies for the afternoon. i think we can get some sunshine in more of a widespread fashion for saturday and just a few clouds passing by to our south sunday. the weekend should be sunnier, still on the cool side with temperatures in the 50s. tonight 42 degrees, spotty sprinkles, tomorrow a lot of clouds, 54 degrees, definitely on the cool side. your planner, you probably don't ne
sandy's remnant low is up over eastern canada. we think one more day of this pattern will chase the clouds out of here. temperature now is 50 degrees, 48 baltimore and 45 for gaithersburg, 46 for dulles and martinsburg. winchester comes in at 43 and culpeper and manassas 33 degrees. where you've had clearing, it's cooler. futurecast shows that dry spot out to our west, but it does fill in for the morning. there could be sprinkles here and there and yes, another inch, maybe two for the mountain...
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g students of sandy hook elementary school. >> claims it entertains. tiny to the has a good time on the vacuum cleaner. -- tot has a good time on theth vacuum cleaner. vacuum cleaner. >>> new beginning for students and staff traumatized by thethe school shooting at sandy hook elementary school.enta survivors will return to schoolc in a neighboring town tomorrow.. david has more from monroe,mo connecticut. >> reporter: signs welcoming students and staff at sandy hooa elementary school line the road leading to the new school. >> the students coming completeo the circle. that's what's missing right now is getting the students back. >> our goal is to make it a safe and secure learning environment for the kids to return to, with the teachers also. >> reporter: parenting parentsrt and students getting a firstet look at the school.tiho the building has not been in use for more than a year, and has been renamed sandy hook elementary school. amenworkers and teachers spent k getting it ready for thethe children, staff brought in desks, backpacks and other items
g students of sandy hook elementary school. >> claims it entertains. tiny to the has a good time on the vacuum cleaner. -- tot has a good time on theth vacuum cleaner. vacuum cleaner. >>> new beginning for students and staff traumatized by thethe school shooting at sandy hook elementary school.enta survivors will return to schoolc in a neighboring town tomorrow.. david has more from monroe,mo connecticut. >> reporter: signs welcoming students and staff at sandy hooa...
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coming up, superstorm sandy causes billions in damages. how beach towns are moving forward and. >>> a ghostbuster gangam-style matchup. creating a song and music video in time for the halloween party. party. anncr: it's said that character is what we do... when we think no one is looking. mitt romney: believe that they are victims. anncr: mitt romney thought no one was looking when... he attacked forty-seven percent of americans. his companies shipped jobs overseas. his plan cuts millionaires' taxes, but raises yours. he'll voucherize medicare... and make catastrophic cuts to education. so remember what romney said... and what his plan would do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. . >>> we continue at 6:00 watching the northeast as it crawls back to normal from hurricane sandy. kennedy at new -- and newark and liberty airports reopened. the new york stock exchange got back to businessed. -- today. the parts are expected to be up and running tomorrow. 6million homes and businesses are without power. the storm is
coming up, superstorm sandy causes billions in damages. how beach towns are moving forward and. >>> a ghostbuster gangam-style matchup. creating a song and music video in time for the halloween party. party. anncr: it's said that character is what we do... when we think no one is looking. mitt romney: believe that they are victims. anncr: mitt romney thought no one was looking when... he attacked forty-seven percent of americans. his companies shipped jobs overseas. his plan cuts...
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the new school will be renamed sandy hook elementary. >>> new this morning, a d.c. police officer putting the focus on what he says is an error with at least one of the city's speed cameras. >> but first, a ups driver targeted in a robbery less than a month after a similar crime in the same neighborhood. fox 5 morning news is back in a moment. >>> another truck driver delivering packages robbed at gunpoint in southeast. the latest happened wednesday morning in the 4300 block of southern avenue. two masked men forceed a ups driver into his truck at gunpoint and drove to alabama avenue at reed terrace and started unloading packages. a similar robbery happened just blocks away to a fedex driver back on december 22nd. neither driver was hurt and police are trying to determine if the crimes are related. >>> metro transit police are asking for your help tracking down four gunmen in connection way vile antitax on a metrobus. these men are suspected of taxing two women on the number 93 bus in southeast on new euro's day. investigators say the men go
the new school will be renamed sandy hook elementary. >>> new this morning, a d.c. police officer putting the focus on what he says is an error with at least one of the city's speed cameras. >> but first, a ups driver targeted in a robbery less than a month after a similar crime in the same neighborhood. fox 5 morning news is back in a moment. >>> another truck driver delivering packages robbed at gunpoint in southeast. the latest happened...
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. >>> and now, the latest on superstorm sandy. things slowly getting back to normal here in new york city. the subway system partially reopened today on north of 34th streets and tunnels are still flooded. to ease congestion on the streets, police are only allowing vehicles into the city that have at least three people in them. >>> air traffic, meantime s completely restored in new york and all of the major airports are open. laguardia reopened on a limited schedule. kennedy and newark liberty he reopened. as a precaution, airline officials urged customers to confirm any flight in or out of the city n. new jersey, lines to the gas pump, again, hundreds of cars deep. some people waited more than an hour to fill up. sandy left many gas stations short on fuel and out of power. now, fuel trucks are finding it difficult to get around and replenish the gas stations. in hoboken, for example, there are still some 20,000 people trapped by flood waters. he's the latest. >> reporter: this is the scene today in hoboken, new jersey. what a dif
. >>> and now, the latest on superstorm sandy. things slowly getting back to normal here in new york city. the subway system partially reopened today on north of 34th streets and tunnels are still flooded. to ease congestion on the streets, police are only allowing vehicles into the city that have at least three people in them. >>> air traffic, meantime s completely restored in new york and all of the major airports are open. laguardia reopened on a limited schedule. kennedy...
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the entire first floor was destroyed by sandy. he needs $100,000 more to rebuild his home. >> it is ridiculous what is going on up there. go on vacation like nothing happened. where is this money coming from? it is crazy. it's crazy. >> the newly sworp in house will take the first vote on immediate relief and another on more aid next week. >>> we still have plenty ahead this morning. -- the newly sworn in house will take the first vote on immediate relief and another on more aid next week. >>> good morning to you. this is a live look outside where hopefully a lot of work will continue to be done on this whole fiscal cliff business. it is a cold day in washington, d.c. it is wintertime so we expect that. not a big surprise there. it is thursday, january 3, 2013. i'm wisdom martin. >> i'm sarah simmons. good morning to you. welcome to fox 5 morning news. let's hello to tucker barnes and get the least our forecast. >> hello, tucker barnes. >> it got cold outside. cold start to the day but a mostly sunny day and high abouts 40 degrees
the entire first floor was destroyed by sandy. he needs $100,000 more to rebuild his home. >> it is ridiculous what is going on up there. go on vacation like nothing happened. where is this money coming from? it is crazy. it's crazy. >> the newly sworp in house will take the first vote on immediate relief and another on more aid next week. >>> we still have plenty ahead this morning. -- the newly sworn in house will take the first vote on immediate relief and another on...
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damage here was serious during sandy. the high tides whipped by high winds from the nor'easter will make matters worse. >> this is the price we have to pay for having a martini the summer time on the beautiful day. >> reporter: up on the north end of ocean city, geo tubes designed to stop erosion and prevent flooding were fully exposed. the downs that work crews spent days rebuilding were getting hammered. two to three feet of sand from sandy still covered some oceanfront properties. the nor'easter promised to bring more. >> hopefully it's not going to be as bad as the last one. if it is, it is. we're already badly damaged, so, it can add anymore. you have to take it with sprayed and that is what it is. >> reporter: folks are bracing to see what the water damage will be, along the bay front areas, the homes there and hopefully they don't get too much damage this time around. live in ocean city, i'm david, shawn, back to you. >> and you can't help but feel for all of the people. let me ask you, dave. what about mandatory e
damage here was serious during sandy. the high tides whipped by high winds from the nor'easter will make matters worse. >> this is the price we have to pay for having a martini the summer time on the beautiful day. >> reporter: up on the north end of ocean city, geo tubes designed to stop erosion and prevent flooding were fully exposed. the downs that work crews spent days rebuilding were getting hammered. two to three feet of sand from sandy still covered some oceanfront...
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. >>> sandy could cause problems on election day. the details on that coming up. >>> tonight, we'll have the latest on the recovery effort. we'll tell you why mother nature could bring even more misery to the region. >> also ahead, a plan to reduce speed camera fines in the district is pitting the mayor against several members of the city council. >> and heads up you baby boomers, why being fit now doesn't mean you will escape heart problems later on down the road. gary. >> hey, thanks a lot, shawn. even with sunshine today, real chilly. you have to believe it's going to be cold overnight tonight and it is. froze warning is in affect for a large chunk of the area. we'll show you which counties are affected and a look at your evening forecast. all coming up next. stay with us. [ mitt romney ] we have to work on a collaborative basis. look, the reason i'm in this race is there are people that are really hurting today in this country. and we face this deficit -- could crush the future generations. and republicans and
. >>> sandy could cause problems on election day. the details on that coming up. >>> tonight, we'll have the latest on the recovery effort. we'll tell you why mother nature could bring even more misery to the region. >> also ahead, a plan to reduce speed camera fines in the district is pitting the mayor against several members of the city council. >> and heads up you baby boomers, why being fit now doesn't mean you will escape heart problems later on down the road....
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plus how sandy is forcing changes at the pump. first, holley is learning about first fridays in leesburg. >> reporter: okay. so tony, i started my morning with an latte and ending it with this. do i have a sweet gig or what? pun intended in this case. you can experience all the flavors as well if you come out tomorrow night. supports a special good cause. all that and a whole lot more all live later. stay with us. us. anncr: which do you believe? what mitt romn's tv ads say about women? or what mitt romney himself says? mitt romney: do i believe the supreme court... should overturn roe v. wade? yes. and it would be my preference that they, that they... reverse roe v. wade. hopefully reverse roe v. wade. overturn roe v. wade. planned parenthood, we're going to get rid of that. i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. anncr: no matter what mitt romney's ads say. we know what he'll do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. we had a good d group of people. good group of employees out there. this was a boo
plus how sandy is forcing changes at the pump. first, holley is learning about first fridays in leesburg. >> reporter: okay. so tony, i started my morning with an latte and ending it with this. do i have a sweet gig or what? pun intended in this case. you can experience all the flavors as well if you come out tomorrow night. supports a special good cause. all that and a whole lot more all live later. stay with us. us. anncr: which do you believe? what mitt romn's tv ads say about women?...
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backlash this morning on retailers hoping to cash in on sandy. american apparel offering 20% off everything. a lot of people encouraged to shop online while riding out the storm. one twitter user called it the lowest of low. should we call it capitalism? what do we call it? the lowest of low? opportunistic? >> it's weird that they just target those states. >> that part is strange. those are probably the states least likely -- >> too busy to be shopping right now, so. >> okay. our producer sent in information on rainfall. >>> apparently these numbers just came out. easton, maryland, the most rainfall, 12.55 inches. and the most snow in red house, maryland, 19 inches. >> in maryland. i think parts of west virginia got more than 29 inches. >> that scared me. when i saw those numbers come in and basically in relation to storms like hugo, katrina, irene, you're like, uh-oh. >> gives you an idea how strong it is. wall of water that came up the new jersey coastline and to new york. big push. happier note, and trick or treaters, happy halloween. >> if yo
backlash this morning on retailers hoping to cash in on sandy. american apparel offering 20% off everything. a lot of people encouraged to shop online while riding out the storm. one twitter user called it the lowest of low. should we call it capitalism? what do we call it? the lowest of low? opportunistic? >> it's weird that they just target those states. >> that part is strange. those are probably the states least likely -- >> too busy to be shopping right now, so. >>...
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hurricane sandy is now pounding the bahamas and leaving a deadly path behind. cuban officials announced 11 deaths from the storm. fox's phil keating is in miami with the latest. >> reporter: hurricane sandy now threatening the entire east coast of the united states. forecasters say it's expected to be a rare mix of a hurricane and a winter storm before possibly hitting the new york and new jersey area on tuesday. new york city's mayor says no reason to panic. >> we've opened the office of emergency management situation room already and the nyc coastal storm plan was activated early this morning. >> reporter: officials in the northeast preparing for the storm and relying on lessons learned from last year's hurricane irene. >> you saw in irene we didn't move a lot of people out of seniors homes and hospitals and if necessary, we're prepared to do the same thing. >> reporter: hurricane sandy has already ripped through jamaica and cuba and now it's in the bahamas. heavy rain and strong winds damaged many homes, knocking down power lines and upreceipting trees. the
hurricane sandy is now pounding the bahamas and leaving a deadly path behind. cuban officials announced 11 deaths from the storm. fox's phil keating is in miami with the latest. >> reporter: hurricane sandy now threatening the entire east coast of the united states. forecasters say it's expected to be a rare mix of a hurricane and a winter storm before possibly hitting the new york and new jersey area on tuesday. new york city's mayor says no reason to panic. >> we've opened the...
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. >> one vicious sandy and one loving sandy in the same night. >> breaking news tonight as police search for the man who robbed one woman and sexually assaulted another in hyattsville. it happened along beltstown road on east, west highway. debra is there live right now with the latest on the investigation. debra. >> and they say he attacked not one, but two women in two separate groups right here in the woods. it happened earlier today and they say with helicopters in the air, this man hunt is on. if he can attack one person, he can attack two people, who knows what he could do next. >> crime tape search dogs, cops with guns. this is the response when you have a brazen sex attacker on the loose. police say it was after 2:00 this afternoon when two women in their 20s were walking along the ground of the plaza towers apartment complex here in hyattsville. they pass a van, they head into the woods. there's walking trails there. he follows, he starts to sexually assault one, hear something stopped, and takes off. then he comes across a second group, this time they are teens and does the unt
. >> one vicious sandy and one loving sandy in the same night. >> breaking news tonight as police search for the man who robbed one woman and sexually assaulted another in hyattsville. it happened along beltstown road on east, west highway. debra is there live right now with the latest on the investigation. debra. >> and they say he attacked not one, but two women in two separate groups right here in the woods. it happened earlier today and they say with helicopters in the...
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we are keeping an eye on hurricane sandy. the storm is about to move off of cuba and heading to the bahamas later today. there are tropical storm warnings for parts of the florida and the keys. if it turns towards the united states, there is a chance of flooding, heavy rain, maybe even snow along the east coast. >> sandy is still a category 2 storm. it killed two people in haiti and jamaica overnight. this is the first direct hit on jamaica since 27 years ago. 48 hour curfew to keep people off the streets and prevent lewding. >> let's go to tucker barnes. he has more on all of that. >> let's get right back to it and take a look at hurricane sandy. category 2 hurricane and looking impressive overnight. losing strength as it moved overland here. cuba overnight hours. still a category 2 hurricane with sustained winds of 105 to 115 and racing off to the north at 18 miles per hour. could be a player on our forecast towards the end of the weekend. we'll watch the track for the storm carefully. could bring us rain around here as it
we are keeping an eye on hurricane sandy. the storm is about to move off of cuba and heading to the bahamas later today. there are tropical storm warnings for parts of the florida and the keys. if it turns towards the united states, there is a chance of flooding, heavy rain, maybe even snow along the east coast. >> sandy is still a category 2 storm. it killed two people in haiti and jamaica overnight. this is the first direct hit on jamaica since 27 years ago. 48 hour curfew to keep...
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you've been contacted with helping with sandy. >> yes. 60 million people were in the path of sandy. and there were 30 million pets who were living with them. so 15 million dogs, 14 million cats. more than a million horses. devastating to the eastern sea board. so we'll be in new jersey, in new york. we've already been in pennsylvania and delaware going to shelters and with the help of morris pet care and animal health and other great donors we're going to be delivering hundreds and thousands of pounds of supplies and food. >> and if folks want to get involved do we have an snunt. >> yes. we need every bit of help we can get. americanhumane.org. or text humane to 80888. >> in the last seconds we have, sergeant i want to focus on you and gabe. you said these days he gets to play a lot. >> he does. >> i got to know more about him. 10 years old. does he ever -- often we hear about when we come home from the front lines lingering affects, do you ever see him wanting to get involved and do more? what's his temperament like? >> he still likes to sniff everything when we're out and about. b
you've been contacted with helping with sandy. >> yes. 60 million people were in the path of sandy. and there were 30 million pets who were living with them. so 15 million dogs, 14 million cats. more than a million horses. devastating to the eastern sea board. so we'll be in new jersey, in new york. we've already been in pennsylvania and delaware going to shelters and with the help of morris pet care and animal health and other great donors we're going to be delivering hundreds and...
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following the brutal blow by super storm sandy. details coming up. >> and later, asleep at the wheel? the surprising accusations against metro drivers. fox 5 morning news starts right now. >> this is fox 5 morning news. >> there's a live look at the lincoln memorial. another cool morning. i'm not even going to say that. you can just expect the mornings to be cool. after all, it is thursday november 1st. >> wow. >> good morning everybody. i'm tony per kin s. >> and i'm al allyson. >> severon middle and southern middle all remain closed today. in frederick county maryland lieu ee town maryland will be closed. >> thanks for the weather forecast he is going to deliver to us right now. >> you're welcome. if my house were a school, it would be closed today. >> all right. let's get to the forecast. things looking better here. sunshine later this afternoon. limited sunshine. not a great looking day but we continue to trend. things slowly wind down after the big storm. 46 in washington. 41. 46 d bwi marshal. there are a couple showers acros
following the brutal blow by super storm sandy. details coming up. >> and later, asleep at the wheel? the surprising accusations against metro drivers. fox 5 morning news starts right now. >> this is fox 5 morning news. >> there's a live look at the lincoln memorial. another cool morning. i'm not even going to say that. you can just expect the mornings to be cool. after all, it is thursday november 1st. >> wow. >> good morning everybody. i'm tony per kin s....